jA^r. U, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



498 



THE NEWARK DOG SHOW.— Jersey City, Jan. 8,. 1886. 

 — Editor Forest and Sti-eam: The following gentlemen have 

 kindly consented to act as judges at the Newark bench show 

 in March: Mr. J. F. Ku-k, Toronto, Canada, coUies. fox- 

 hounds, wire-haired, Irish, Skye, Scotch, Bedlington and 

 black and tan terriers, beagies, dach^hunde and Dandie Din- 

 monts; Mr. H. W. Smith, Worcester, Mass., deerhounds and 

 preyhounds; Mr. Edward Dudley, Camden, N. J., mastiffs. St. 

 Bernards. Newfoundlands and Great Danes; Mr. A. Clinton 

 WiJmerding, Bergen Point, N. J., spaniels. Tbe premimn 

 list is now in the printer's hands, and is one of the most 

 liberal that has ever been issued. The total sum of the pre- 

 miums is about §1,900. In champion large dog's, pointers, 

 setters, collies and spaniels, the prizes are $20, and in the 

 open classes 615, SlO and So. In other champion classes the 

 prizes are -Slo and in the open classes SlO and S5. There will 

 be a class for Caniehe poodles. Great interest seems to be 

 felt throughout the coimtry la this show, and the prospects 

 are that it whl be very successful.-- -A. P. Vredenbitrgh, 

 Secretary. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIELD TREAL HAWD- 

 LERS.— Editor Forest and Stream: At the annual meeting 

 of the National Association of Field Trial Handlers, held at 

 Grand Jimction, Tenn., during the trials, the following officere 

 were elected for tbe coraingyear: President, Joseph H. Dew, 

 Columbia, Tenn.; Vice-President, W. B. Stafford, Trenton, 

 Teuu. ; Hecretary and Treasm-er, Bernard Waters, Laraar, Miss. 

 Executive Committee, D. E. Rose, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; 

 Capt. C. E. McMurdo, Charlotteviile, Ya. ; H. M. Short, 

 Middleton, Tenn.; Joseph H. Dew, Columbia, Tenu., and B. M. 

 Stephenson, La Grange, Tenn. The constitution and by-laws 

 Were repealed and J. M. Avent, N. Rowe, H. M. "Short, 

 B. Waters and Jos. H. Dew, were apx>ointed a committee to 

 report a new constitution and by-laws. It was voted that it 

 was the sense of the meeting that §150 should be the price 

 for training a dog. There was a large attendance and several 

 new members were voted in.— Handler. 



A REWARD has been oflE ered by the New Jersey Kennel 

 and Field Trial Club, as follows: Whereas, A newspaper pub- 

 lished in the city of New York has created mad dogs in this 

 State, and as this club knows the full pedigree of such dogs to 

 be sired by papei- and dammed by ink, therefore be it resoived, 

 That the New Jersey Kennel and Field Trial Club offer a 

 reward of SlOO for the production of a hving dog with rabies, 

 said dog to be examined by a committee of three veterinary 

 surgeons, and then place such dog on exhibition in the New- 

 ark show to be held in March next. 



THE NEW YORK FANCIERS' SHOW.— The fourth an- 

 nual exhibition of the New York Panciei-s' Club, to be held 

 next month at Madison Square Garden, will probalolj' contain 

 quite a display of dogs. The toy dogs and ladies' pets will be 

 benched in a warm room. The judges are: For pointers, set- 

 ters, deei-hounds, greyhounds, basset hounds, dachshunde, 

 mastiffs, bull-terriers, LTlmers, Yorkshire and toy terriers and 

 Italian greyhounds, Mr. Chas. H Mason, Bay "Ridge, L. 1. 

 All other classes (except litters of puppies and miscellaneous, 

 which will be judged by both; Mr. James Watson, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



THE NEW HA.VEN DOG SHOW. -The iudges for the 

 New Haven dog show, to be held in March, so far as they 

 have been selected, a-re Mr. John Davidson, of Monroe, Mich., 

 and Mr. Chas. H. Mason, of Bay Ridge, L. I. We hope to be 

 able to give nest week a full List with the classes assigned. 



THE RANCOCAS KENNELS.— Mr. Percy C. Ohl has re- 

 signed the position of manager of the Rancocas Kennels and 

 is succeeded by his brother. The kennels will soon be re- 

 moved to Tuxedo Park, in Orange county, N. Y. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



KEJTNEL NOTE BLANKS.— For the convenience of breeders we 

 have prepared a series of blanks for "Names Claimed," "Whelps," 

 "Bred" and '-Sales." All Kennel Notes must be sent to us on these 

 blanks, which will be forwarded to any address on receipt of 

 stamped and directed envelope. Send for a set of thorn. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Captain Snvff. Bv Wm. R. Sanders, Cohocton, N. Y , for hvr>r and 

 white English water spaniel dog,whelpgd Feb. 1, 1885, by Sam (Romev 

 — JeHsie)ontofE A. Hiffg:ins's Fanni.=>. 



Prince Gladstone. By Chas. York Bangor, Me., for black, while 

 and tan Llewellin setter doer, whelped Aug. 13, 1885, by Gem ( A K R 

 ]5:iS)oulof PparlBkieCA.K.R. 1543). ^ 



lUaistan. By Shaw & Bates, Clinton. Mass., for fawn mastiff dog 

 whelped Xov. 17, IsSo, by Agrippa (A.K.R. 449) out of Delpb Viva 

 (A.K R. 1435). 



Dis. By Shaw & Bates, Clinton, Mass., for fawn mastiff bitch 

 whelped Nov. 17, 1885, by Agrippa {A.K.R. 449) out of Delph Viva 

 (A.K.R. 14B3). 



Les. ByE. W. Jester. St. George's, Del., for solid fawn Italian 

 reyhound dos:. whelped Nov. 24, 1885, by Silk Socks (Sport— Pearl) 



ur of Tin^y (Koraeo— Babie). 



Boyal Maid. By J. W. Newman. Boston, Mass., for white buH- 

 terrier bitch, whelped April 10, 1883, by Mark-Eared Royal ( A K E 

 310a) ont^ of Bartlett's Fanny. " 



Bob White. By G. H. Nixon, Leesbiu-g, Va., for liver and white 

 ticked pointer do,ff,.wiielred July 17, 1885, by Joker, Jr. (Beaufort- 

 Nymph) out of Gnssie (Beaufo.'-t— Maggie). 



'Chipvewo, Cliief. By Dr. TV. Thornton Parker, Newport, R. I., for 

 red irish s?tter do^, whelpecl Dee. ;j. 1884, by Watch (Berkeley— 

 Ro.'ie) out of Brownie. 



TrivL. By Julius E. Wilson, Manehesfer, N. H., for mouse and 

 white Italian greyhound dog. Whelped July 1, 1885, by Don (Prince- 

 MoUie) out of Nellie. ' \ 



Spark ^ohle. By J. A. Hoffar, Washington, D. C, for lemon and 

 while Enshsh setter bitch, whelped Feb. 18, 1885, by Count Noble 

 (Count Wind'em— Nora) out of Sauborn's Spark (CarloWitz— Magnet) 

 Queen Mab. By E. A. Higguis, Cohocton, N. Y., for black and 

 white cocker spaniel bitch, whelped April U, 1885. by Horneh Jack 

 (A.K. K. 1377) out of IIorDell Anna. ' ' 



Barlcis. By E. A. Hi..-gins, Cohocton, N. Y., for white and liver 

 Euglirh water spaniel dog, whelped Sept, 1, 1S85, by Romey (Romeo— 

 Julie(te) out of Wolf 's Jessie. 



Sam, Jr. By Jobn Snyder, Cohocton, N. Y., for 11 ver and white 

 Euglish water spaniel dog, whelped Sept, i, 1885, by Romey (Komeo 

 —Juliette) 0!it of Wolf's Jessie. 



Lady Clair. By E. A. Higgins, Cohocton, N. Y., for orange tawny 

 and wnit^i St. Bernard bitch, whelped Aug. 22, 1885. by Bonivard II 

 (A.K.R. 474) oul of Cas^^audra (A.K.R. 1158). ' ' 



Major Kred. ByS. H. Pitcher. Cuhocton, N. Y., for livei and white 

 English water spaniel dog, whelped Sept. 1, 1885, by Homey (Romeo 

 —Juliette), out of Wolf's Jessie. 



BRED. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Pridn— Dictator. Shaw & Bates's (Clmton. Mass.) mastiff bitch 

 Pride (A.K.R. 1516) to their Dictator (A.K.R. IsaS), Jan. 4. 



Gu^ie— Joker, Jr. G. H. Ntson's (LeesDurg. Va.) pointer bitch 

 Gussie (6eaufort— Maggie) to his Joker, Jr. (Beaufort— Nymph) Dec. 

 6, 1885. ' 



Jtalie-Snap. E, W. Jester's (St. George's, Del.) Italian greyhound 

 bitch Italie (Swiit— Fawn) to Dr. E. rv. Mosser's Snap (Rome II — 

 Nauiihiv), Jan. 5. 



Fearl-Siutp. E. W, Jester's (St. George's, Del.) Italian greyhound 

 bitch Pearl (Douglass-Gipsey Queen) Co Dr. E. N. Mosser's Snan 

 (Rome II.--Nauguty ), Ja^ i . (5. '■ 



Viotory— .Pride of Dexia. Detroit Kennel Club's (Detroit Mich ) 

 EnglislJ setter bitou Victory (Count RaiJier,^Reign) to Wm Fisiier's 

 Pride of Dixie (Gladstone— Countess Druid), Dec. 8H. 1885 



Xfellie—Bann«rman. S. Jacobs's (Wrightst-hle, Pa.) beadle bitch 

 Nellie to A. C. Krueger's Bannerman (Marchboy— Pewdrop)" Dec, 80 

 1885. ' ' 



Queen— Bannemian. A. C. Krueger's (WrightsvUle, Pa.) beagle 

 bitch Queen (Victor— Lucy) to his Bannerman iMarchboy— Dewdrop), 

 Nov. 19, 1885. 



Fa ii-y— Bannerman. A. C. Krueger's (Wrigbtsville, Pa.) beagle 

 hitch Fairy (King— Music) to his Bannerman (Marchboy— Dewdrop), 

 Jan, 5 



Nettle—Begent Vox. W. H. Cookson's (Hudson, N. Y.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Net'le (Gamester— Vixen) to August Belmont, Jr.'s, Eov'al Vox 

 (Tackier— Sandy Vic), Dec. 31, 1885. 



WHELPS. 



NoJes mast be sent en the Prepared Blanks. 



Syren. Herbert Flint's (Haverhill, Mass.) Irish setter bitch Syren 

 (Elcho— Rose), Jan. 7, eight (four dogs), by W. K. Pierce's Glehcho 

 (Elcho — Noreen) ; one dog since dead. 



Little Eva. H. A. Saunders's (South Norwalk. Conn, i English s^t- 

 t r bitch Little Eva (Mac -Louise). Jan. 7, ten (five dogs), oy R. G. 

 Hamilton's Prime (Blue Dick— Pilgrim); twu dogs and three bitches 

 since dead. 



Kate. Geo. E. Poyneer's (Willfamsbtu-g, la.) Chesapeake Ba.y bitch 

 Kate, Jan. 1, seven, by his Gowrie. 



Fairy. Kentucky Pug Kennels' (Newport, Ky.) pug bitch Fairy 

 (A.K.R. 3218). J.iu. 4. four (tivo dogs), by their champion Treasure 

 (Fritz- Ban j V): two dogs since dead.' 



Rose Fape. Louis Melchor's (Battle Creek, Mich.) black pointer 

 bitch Rose Pape (Joe Rape— Nellie Pape), Dec. 12, 1885, six (one dog), 

 by Detroit Kennel Club's champion King Bow (Bo w— Taffee). 



'VictreKS. A. C. Krueger's (Wrigbtsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Victress 

 (Victor— Lucy), Dec. 99, 18S5, eight (fotn- dogs), by his champion Ban- 

 nerman (Marehboy — Dawdrop). 



Lill. A, C. Krueger's (Wrigbtsville. Pa.) beagle bitch Lill (\Varrior 

 — Rowett'sRosey), Oct. 24, 1885, three (two dogs), by his Bannerman 

 (Marehboy — Dewdrop). 



Kitty. A. F. Hausmann's (Bingbamton, N. Y.) cocker spaniel 

 hitch Kitty (fTornell Dandv— Luna). Dec. 17, 1885, six (one dog), by 



E. Powers'sKiddlewink (Gloss— Nipper). 

 Fannie. E. A. Higgins's (Cohocton. N. Y, ) imported English w.iter 



spaniel bitch Fannie, Jan. 4, six (two dogs), by A. 0. Eustace's Mack 

 (Hornell Bub, A.K.R. 138-BessieJ. 



SALES. 



jt^" Notes mast be seat on the Prepared Blanks. 



Nelly. White, black and tan beagle bitch, 2yrs. old, by A. C. Krue- 

 ger. Wrigbtsville, Pa., to S. Jacobs, same place. 



Flash. Fawn greyhound bitch, whelped Aue. 13, 1885, by Sport out 

 of a Custer bitch, by E. W. Jester, St. George's, Del., to James E. 

 Hair, Bridgeport, Conn. 



Streak White, with blue head, greyhound dog, whelped Aug. 13, 

 1885, by Sport out of a Custer bitch, by E. W. Jester, St. George's, 

 Del., to Jas. E Hair, Bridgeoort, Conn. 



Joker. Jr. — Lady Mac. ivhelps. Li^erand white pointer dogs, wheipad 

 Marcti 30, 1885, bv G. H. Nixon, Leesbur, Va., a dog each to Charles 

 R. vSquhe, Troy, N. Y., and Dr. A. F. Dulin. Baltimore. Md. 



Gun (A K.R 1538)— PenrZ Blue (A K B. 1543) whelps. Llewel'in 

 setter, whelped Aug. 14, 1835. by Chas. York, Bangor, Me., a blue bel- 

 ton bitch to Dr. C. E. Stanley, Middletown, Conn., and a black, white 

 and tan dog to Chas. F. Emery, Rockville, Conn. 



Rebel— Georgia v'help. White, black and tan foxhound bitch, 

 whelped Sept. 18. 1885, by N. Elmore, Granby, Conn., to Hon. A. R. 

 Starr. Marsnall, Texas. 



Rinciioood—Gay whelp. White, black and tan beagle, whelped 

 Sept. 30. 1885. by N. Elmore, Granby, Conn., to James McKnight, 

 Poquonock, Conn. 



Ringu-ood- Collette whelp. White, black and tan beagle bitch, 

 whelped April 28, 188£, by N, Elmore, Granby, Conn., to L. W. Lain» 

 White Cloud, Mich. 



Rebel— Georgia whelps. Three white, black and tan foxhound dogs, 

 whelped Sept. 18,1885, by N. Elmore, Granby, Conn., to Hon. H. A. 

 Starr, Marshall. Tex. 



Reoent. VViiite, with brindle mark on ear, bull-terrier dog,w]]elped 

 Nov. 8. 1S85, by The Earl out of White Rose (A.K.R. 2906), by Frank 



F. Dole, New Haven, Conn , to W. W. Dudley, same place. 

 Young Dutch. Wbite bull ten-ier dog, wuelped April 28, 1885, by 



Dutch out of While Rose (A.K.R. 2fX)o), by Frank F. Dole, New Haven. 

 Conn., to Blair Painter, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Ned Red Irish setter dog, whelped AUg. 2. 1885, by Glencho out of 

 Vic, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa., to E. M. Paiteivou 

 Oswichee, Ala. ' 



Hermit. Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped May 31. 1885 by 

 Rush III. out of flirt, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, Pa.", to 

 Gibbons & (Jo., West Chester, Pa. 



Cat. Lemon and white English setter dog, whelped July 10, 188S 

 by Sam out of Gloom, by Associated Fanciers, Philadelphia, P'a to 

 E. M. Patterson. Oswichee, Ala. 



Jag. Beagle dog, whelped Dec. 10, 1884, by Oscar out of Zan°y by 

 Associated Fanciers, Philadelptiia, Pa., to J. K. Woodward, 'New 

 Albany, Ind. ' 



Countess. Lemon and white English setter bitch, whelped June 16 

 1883, by Neptune out of Ruby, by Dr. R. H. Evans, Washington, D C " 

 to T. J Flack, same place. ' 



Jurry. Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped Aug. 16. 1883 by 

 Vic out of Flirt Pitzer.by H. A. Saunders. South Norwalk, Conn.' to 

 A. Dnyree, Brooklyn, N. Y. "' 



Chippewa Chief. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Dec. 5, 1884 by 

 Watch out of Rose, by Frank Downs, Newport, R, I., to Dr, W. Thorn- 

 ton Parker, same place. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



Lady Clair. Orange tawny and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped 

 Aug 22. 1885, by Bonivard II. (A.K.R. 474) out of Cassandra (A K R 

 1158), by Rev. Chas. F. Kelly, Towanda, Pa., to E. A. Higgins, Cohoc- 

 ton, N. Y. 



Lna. Red Irish setter hitch, whelped Sept. lO, 1S85, by Glencho out 

 of Flame, by John G. Tod, Harrisburg, Tex., to Chas. H. Milby same 

 place. " ' 



Cliiit. Red Irish setter dog, whelped Sept, 10, 1885, by Glencho out 

 of Flame, by John G. Tod, Harrisburg, Tex., to Chas. H. Mhby same 

 place. ' 



Flora. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped Sept. 10, 1885, by (Glencho 

 out of Flame, by John G. Tod, Harrisburg, Tex., to R. J Pollard 

 Houston, Tex. ' 

 IMPORTATIONS. 



Ruth. Rough coated St. Bernard bitch, 18mos. old, by Barrv ont nf 

 BeUe, by Wm. J. Ehrich, Neiv York, from Switzeriand. 



DEATHS. 



Lill. White, black and tan beagle bitch. lOyrs. old (Warrior— 

 Rowett's Roc-ey), owned by A. C. Krueger, Wrigbtsville, Pa 



Discord. White, black and tan beagle bitch (A.K. R. 2915), owned by 

 Wm. H. Pease. Fort Edward, N. Y., Jan. 8, from distemper 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonynaons Correspondents. 



J. M , Watkins, N. Y.— My pointer dog has been unwell for some 

 time past. His hair looks dead and stands on end: he has a dry 

 cough and hi< nose is hot and dry, has but hitle appetite; acts well 

 in held, but is ver.y maciive around the house. Aus. Bb°-in by 

 giving ten grains of quiuuie in a pill concealed in a bit of meat If 

 lever be present give five drops of tincture of aconite every two 

 hours uuLU fever subsides. If cough is severe give pills of tartar 

 emetic, each to contain one-twentv lourch of a gram. A-s a steady 

 tonic we know of nothing better than Fowler's solution of arsenic in 

 five-drop doses twice daily in tlie food. 



D. H., Jr., Baltimore.— I have a fox terrier whose hair is all the 

 time coming out— so much so lhat auythiog he comes in contact with 

 geisfuU. Ans. Give your dog five drops of Fowler's solution of 

 arsenic mormng and evening with his food ; it is tasteies^s. After 

 giving the medicine for three weeks scop for ten days and then com- 

 mence agaha. ^Z! ■ ^ 



The FoKEST AND Stream, a weekly magazine devoted to the 

 interest of sportsmen, has been a welcome visitor to our 

 sanctum for the past month or two. Jt is iust the thmg for 

 lovers of rod and gam. It is always filled with choice matter 

 on hunting, lishing, boating, kennel management, fish culture 

 and every subject interesting to those who love the sports of 

 the field or flood. Its discussions on gims and shooting con- 

 tain much valuable information, while its stories of himtiug- 

 adventure, related mostly by the particioauts themselves, have 

 sti-ong interest tor any one who has ever handled a gun in the 

 pursuit of game. One of its special objects is the presei-vation 

 of game, and this feature alone is enough to win it favor from 

 every tiate spoi-tsmeu,— XiiscamuJas Cloronicle,. 



JhEN Have No Rigbt to espose their families to the risk of being 

 thrown helpless on the world, when they can prevent it at small cost 

 by taking a policy in the Travelei-s, of tlartford, C<xaa.—Adv. 



Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



THE fourteenth annual meeting of the National Rifle Association 

 took place on the evening of the 13th, in the officers' room of the 

 Twenty-second Regiment Armory. There was barely a score of 

 members present, and beyond the routine reports the proceedings 

 were dull and monotonous, except when one of the delegation of 

 '•kickers" growled about the "star chamber proceedings." etc. Gen. 

 G. W. Wingate was in the chair, and on calhng the meeting to order 

 spoke bri.'jfly of the work for the past year. 



Gen. Wingate said: "This is the fourteenth occasion upon which 

 the hfe tnembei-s of the National Rifle Association have assembled 

 to elect its du-ectors and listen to the reports of the ofticers. In those 

 fourteen sears wc have seen the interest in rifle shooting extend 

 fi-om the ff-w who t1r.-it met to elect themselves as its directors into a 

 uuiversnlly recoiriiized part of the military histruction of the army, 

 anfl of the N'atioml (juard of nearly all the States. The absorbing 

 interest with w hich the matter \7a,s taken up by the civihan *-le- 

 ment of the public, has not lasted, and in a community like ours 

 could not be expected to last after the novelty had worn off. But 

 among the soldiers ir has become too firmly established to be ever dis- 

 turbed. Now that the excitement ot the first years of our exis-tence 

 has subsided, there is but little to report to you at our annual meet- 

 ing.?, as the events of one year are much like those of another. 

 Our endeavor during tbe past year has been to reduce expenses, to 

 omit all competitions which were unprofitable, and to bring the man- 

 agement of the Association down to bu-ines8 principles. In this we 

 have succeeded, largely through the eflR-ient management of the 

 Secretary, Mr. Sliepberd. During the past year we introduced the 

 experiment of largely increasing the prize lists in our annual meet- 

 ings in the hop." that it would result in attracting sufficient addi- 

 tiou.il competitors to avoid loss. I regret to say that the result was 

 not obtained. No sulistnn ial increase in our entries was obtain^d 

 and the experiment resulted in a loss of .SoOO, almost all of which 

 was in a single match. The attempts that tbe Association has been 

 making for the last few years to popularize long range firing with 

 military rifles, do not seem to meet with success. The irreat major- 

 ity of riflemen desire to fire at only 2ro, 300 and perhaps 6TO yards, and 

 the number of tho^e who can be induced to p -actice at the longer 

 ranges is very few, and do not seem to be upon the increase. No 

 competitions having occurred during the past year which interested 

 the general public, the affairs of the Associati.m have not been given 

 much attention by the press. Still, the shooting has been of a high 

 Older of merit, the practice at Creedmoor has been up to the 

 average of the last four years and the affairs of the Association are 

 iu a healthy condition. 



Secretary Shepherd was called on for his report of the doings in 

 detail during 1885, He made his report brief and to the point, saying: 



New York, Jan. 12, 1886. 

 Mr. President, Directors and Life Members of the National Rifle 

 Association: 



"Sour Secretary respectfully submits the following report of the 

 transactions of this Association for the year 1885: The reorganiza- 

 tion of the Board of Directors for the year was made on Jan. 13 by 

 the re election of the President, Vice-President and Treasurer and 

 the election as dirtctors for three years of Messrs. Allen, Bridge, 

 Duane, Shorkley and the undersigned, who was afterward elected 

 Secretary. 



Tne vacancy caused by the resignation of Major Mncke in April 

 was filled by the el-'ction of Mr. Kendall. 

 ' The Board of Directors has met twelve times during the year for 

 the transaction of businr ss, and I regret to add that ou sis other occa- 

 sions meetings were called but were adjourned for the want of a 

 quorum 



Toe office at No. 102 William street was found to be inconveniently 

 situated and undesirable in other resp-^'Cts, and for a slight increase 

 in rental the present office iu Tempie Court was secured. 



On the 6th of February a communica'ion was forwarded to the 

 secretary of the NatioKal Rifle Association of Great Britain, mviting 

 a team of British volunteers to visit this country to shoot a match at 

 Creedmoor in September against a team to be selected from members 

 of the National Guard of this country, but the invitation was declined 

 on the ground of the unsettled state of affairs both at home and 

 abroad. I would ask the Association if it would not be weU to again 

 inrite a team to vi-it us during tbe coming season for an Interoational 

 Military matcb, such team to consi-t of eight men and two reserves. 



In April the lea^e of the club house to Mrs. Klein was renewed for 

 one year at a rental of S60O. 



The annual fall meriting was not a success financially, notwith- 

 standing the fact that every efi'ort was made to attract riflemen to 

 Creedmoor by giving an early distribution to the programme and 

 offering a very attractive prize list, amounting in cash prizes alone 

 to the sum of §i.31o. The loss amounted to StiOO, more than one-half 

 of which was in the President's match. The plan of extending the 

 meeting did not work well, especially for competitors wno came 

 from a distance, and who as a rule prefer to end their snooting with 

 the close of the first week. From the experience of last year we 

 should be able to airange an attractive programme for 1886, by offer- 

 in? liberal cash prizes. 



The monthly matches, on the other hand, have been successful be- 

 yond our expectations, the entries being greatly in excess of the 

 previous year and amounting to some S2,0i)4, while the expenses were 

 $380, and we paid in cash prizes the sum of S356, leaving a profit to 

 the Association of over §1,350. 



The Association is indebted to Col. Church, of the Army and Navy 

 Journal, tor the valuable prize given by him; to Messrs. Tiffany & 

 Co., for a silver vase, anri to Messrs. Benedict Bros., for a handsome 

 clock and side pieces. We also received from Maj. George Shorkley 

 his annual gift of $100, and the thanks of the Association are due to 

 Messrs. Bridge and Kendall for their successful efforts in collecting 

 the full prizslistin the Chambers Street match. The Long Island 

 Railroad Company has accommodated us by an extra train from 

 Jamaica to Queens durmg a part of the season, when required: but 

 I think it should show a more liberal spirit b.v granting us a lower 

 rate for excursion tickets to Queens for memb'ei-s of the Association 

 and National Guard. We have sold this year over i,5lX) tickets in the 

 office at 50 cents each. 



The annual reports since 1881 remain unpublished, owing to the 

 heavy cost of same. Tne resignation of the assistant secretary, Mr. 

 Vose, was hauded in in Jiuiuaiy, and his place since May 15 has been 

 very ably filled by the present iucumbent, Mr. Manz. 



Tne only clubs affiliating during the past year were the 69th Regi- 

 ment Bifle Club and the Amateur Rifle Club, and at tbe September 

 meeting a resolution was p.issed opening the range to all comers free 

 of charge. As this may appear to be contrary to the by laws, I would 

 suggest that some action be taken this eveuing on the matter as to 

 the plan to be pursued the coming season, and would recommend 

 that the experiment be tried for another year. 



TheHinman ring target, as approved by the Association, has been 

 adopted as the standard by the majority of the Eastern rifle clubs, 

 and will no doubt be used by them uuring the coming season. 



The lease of tne West range expired on the 1st inst., and can only 

 be renewed at a greatly increased rental; the range committee have 

 the matter iu hand, and will make an early report. The Treasurer's 

 report to Jan. 1, 1886, shows I he net receipts have amounted to 

 $6,475,65, exclusive of the fall meeting, and a balance ou hand of 

 $556.60, and due in adcUtion from the State of Pennsylvania, §160. 

 Respectfully subniit'ted, 



John S. Shepheed, Secretary. 

 There was some complaint about life members fbillng to get 

 notices of what the Association was doing. Secretary Shepherd gave 

 notice that full shooting programmes from montn to'mouth would be 

 sent to any person, meuiber or not, who wished lo go to Creedmoor 

 and who would leave name and address at the Temple Court office. 

 The choice of director.-* for three years resulted iu the re-election of 

 the following gentlemen: Gen. George W. Wingate. Col. John Ward, 

 Lol. R. C. Ward, Ooi. Joseph G. Story, Lieut, E. L. Zalinski. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



WORCESTER. Mass.. Jan. 7.— There was a meet yesterday at the 

 Pine Gro\'e Range of members of the Worcester Rifle A^^sociatio^. 

 The wind was s'roug and very unsteady. The standai-d decimal 

 target was used, with the following results: 



Rice 5 .9 8 6 6 7 6 8 9 8—72 



Clark 8 77655838 t>— 63 



Jones 6 88074566 



Practice scores were tJiea made by some of those present, as fol- 

 lows: 



Claru- 599768887 8—75 



Burton ..........6 8 10 8 6 9 .4 8 10 6—75 



Jones 49l0 9i8687 6-71 



Bates 8 3969946 8 70 



Rice 4 69766768 10-68 



Albert ,..,,,.,.,.8 63797496 8-67 



